Cutlery-sharpener.



T. M. KLUS'EWITZ.

CUTLERY SHARPENER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 14,1913,

LWA 1Q, Patented 001. 7, 1913.

@nvm/1160@ J n 'y l l @Hof/14mg THOMAS M. KLUSEWITZ, F BALTIMORE,MARYLAND.

CUTLERY-SHARPENER.

Specification of 'LettersrPatent Patented Oct. 7, 1913.

Application filed May 14, 1913. Serial N0. 767,736.

I To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, THOMAS M. KLUsnwrrz, a citizen of the United States,residing at Baltimore, in the State of Maryland, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Cutlery-Sharpeners; and l do herebydeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichitappertains to make and use t-he same.

rThis invention comprehends improvements in cutlery sharpeners and hasfor one of its objects the provision of a device of this nature, whichshall be of extremely simple construction, cheap to manufacture, andv-ery eflicient.

Another object of the invention is to provide a Sharpener comprising abody or frame having an attaching arm formed integrally therewith, and asharpening or cutting element secured between the arms or forks formedby recesses in said frame.

The invention also aims to generally improve sharpeners of this natureto render them more useful, practical, and comm-ercially desirable.

Y'Vith these and other objects in view, as will become more apparent asthe description proceeds, the invention consists in certain novelfeatures of construction, combination, and arrangement of parts, as willbe hereinafter described and claimed.

For a complete understanding of my invention, reference is to be had tothe follow.- ing description and accompanying drawings, in which,

Figure 1 is a front elevation of my sharpener, showing the same partlybroken away, Fig. 2 is a top plan View, and, Fig. 3 is a perspectiveview of the sharpening element.

Referring in detail to the drawings by numerals, 5 designates,generally, the body of my improved Sharpener, and 6 a supporting armformed integrally with one edge thereof and extending laterallytherefrom. The arm is provided with openings to receive fasteningmembers, such as the screws 7, whereby the device may be rigidly securedto any suitable support, such as indicated by the numeral 8. The bodyand arm may be formed of any suitable material, such as cast ormalleable iron, and the former is in the shape of a rectangular plate,which is formed with a central recess opening upon its upper edge andforming the arms or forks 9 and 10. The outer edges of the forks areparallel and form part of the vertical edges of the body, and the inneredges 1l and 12 diverge outwardly and are beveled in oppositedirections. The beveled faces 11 and 12 cause the rear faces of the armsto be of a greater width than the forward faces.

A cutting bar or sharpening element of hardened tool steel, generallydesignated 13, is disposed between the arms 9 and 10 and has its frontand rear faces 14: and 15 disposed in the planes of the front and rearsides of the body 5. The cuttingbar is formed with a rectangular base 16which seats within the correspondingly shaped recess 17 and prevents thebar from turning. rlhe side edges 18 and 19 of the cutting bar arebeveled forwardly, above the base 16, as clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 2.A circular st-em or shank 2O is formed upon the base of the cutting barand is received within an opening 21 formed in the body 5. When the stem20 is driven into the opening 21, the cutting bar is firmly secured inoperative position.

When a knife is drawn in between the faces 12 and 18, its cutting edgeis sharpened on one side by co-ming in contact with the cutting bar 13.The other side of the cutting edge is sharpened by drawing the knifebetween the faces 11 and 19. It will be noted that the V-shaped openingsformed on each side of the cutting member permit the knife to be held soas to cause the cutting member to properly act thereon.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawings, it will be seen that I have provided an extremely strong andsimple Sharpener which may be rigidly secured in position, and which maybe manufactured so as to sell at a relatively low price.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is :d

A sharpening devic-e of the character described, comprising arectangular body having a centrally positioned recess opening upon itsupper edge and providing spaced arms, the opposed edges of said armsbeing beveled in opposite directions and diverging outwardly, asharpening bar having a longitudinally projecting stern :formed 0n itsIn testimony whereof I aiX my signature inner end, the body beingprovided with in presence of two Witnesses. a longitudinal opening toreceive said stem',

said bar having a rectangular base and hav- THOMAS M KLUSEWITZ' ing itsside edges beveled in opposite direc- Witnesses: l

tions above said base, the body being re- ROMAN VVEGSVCKI.

cessed to receive the base. JAN SCHRATOWSKY.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ive cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patens,

Washington, D. C. l

